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According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more
The recent massive data breach at National Public Data (NPD), a background check company, has potentially compromised the personal information of millions, if not billions, of individuals, including their Social Security...more
Identity theft and cybercrime are now a multi-billion dollar industry causing severe harm to the individuals affected and the institutions we trust. In recognition of this unfortunate truth and Identity Theft Awareness Week,...more
CYBERSECURITY - FBI Issues Notice to Health Industry Highlighting Risks of Unpatched Medical Devices - The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification targeted to the health care sector on September 12, 2022, warning...more
Recently, San Diego Family Care (SDFC) settled a class action related to a 2020 data breach for $1 million. The class includes all SDFC patients (or their parents/guardians) who received a breach notification in May 2021....more
CYBERSECURITY - Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks - Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more
CYBERSECURITY - CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more
Passwords are so difficult to remember. We all know we shouldn’t use the same or similar passwords across platforms. Stolen password credentials are dumped on the dark web and criminals use the stolen passwords to steal other...more
Not every cybersecurity threat is ransomware. Phishing is cybersecurity’s biggest threat. It’s one of the most common ways hackers can “get into” your organization, and it can result in much more than identity theft. In the...more
Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) recently completed an audit of the VA’s Milwaukee Regional Office after it was tipped off by a whistleblower about the exposure of sensitive information...more
Not to say, I told you so, but around the same time that the Capital One data breach occurred, I was reminding clients that nearly half of all significant data breaches or cyber-incidents occur because of internal actors. ...more
In March 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) convened an unprecedented coalition of state tax agencies and private-sector tax industry officials to fight back against emerging criminal syndicates exploiting sensitive...more
Just recently, Equifax had the largest-ever settlement for a data breach. They are to pay at least $575 million, and potentially as much as $700 million, to settle allegations over its massive 2017 data breach. What we tell...more
Security researchers have warned municipalities repeatedly about how they are being targeted with ransomware, that they are at high risk, and the need to make data security a high priority. Please see full Publication blow...more
We all know that it is important to protect our social security number. But sometimes companies still try to use the last four digits of our social security numbers as identifiers or to verify identity in some way....more
A bi-partisan privacy and data security bill, which will significantly impact companies with North Carolina employees, is in the works. North Carolina State Representative Jason Saine (R), Appropriations Chairman of...more
Primarily motivated by the several recent massive data breaches, Senate Democrats recently introduced a bill geared toward protecting Americans’ personal information against cyber attacks and to ensure timely notification and...more
While it may be better known as “Cyber Monday”, today also marks the start of the second annual National Tax Security Awareness Week (November 27 to December 1). The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax...more
The barrage of bad news for Equifax Inc. keeps getting worse. Here’s a recap of yesterday’s events: ? Mass AG Files Lawsuit – In the first enforcement action filed against Equifax Inc., the Massachusetts Attorney General...more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a series of cybersecurity proposals that are designed to protect consumers and government entities from cybercrime and identity theft. One of the proposals includes the creation of a...more
A recent study asked high net worth investors which of the following issues they were most concerned about: terrorism, data security, or a major illness. The most prevalent response might surprise you. Seventy-two percent...more
A California federal judge has ruled that a former Uber driver who is suing Uber in a proposed class action case was unable to show that he suffers an immediate threat of identity theft and dismissed the driver’s first...more
American Thrift Stores announced this week that like other retailers, it has been hit with a security breach “that occurred through software used by a third-party service provider” that allowed “criminals from Easter Europe”...more
In an environment where even the largest and most powerful corporations have fallen victim to data breaches, it can be challenging to fathom how to protect against the sophisticated and ever-evolving threat of cyber attacks....more